Magicfly Mini Egg Incubators for Hatching Eggs, with Automatic Egg Turning, 9-12 Eggs Hatching Incubator for Chickens, Ducks, Goose, Birds

UPDATE: 4/7/2017Sorry this update is late. Unfortunately the first batch of eggs did not make it, trial and error. When I opened them up it was obvious MOST had died about a week ago. Some weren't even viable. One that did hatch just didn't make it. HOWEVER.......I started a new batch that day with FRESH eggs that I knew were absolutely fertilized, still warm, straight from the nesting boxes. These eggs hatched about three days ago and out of 8 eggs 5 hatched. The trick is to make sure that there IS NOT as much water about a day before they hatch. When they started hatching the heat from the eggs raised the humidity and the chicks just weren't getting dry. I eventually had to put them in their brooder before they were completely dry and they are doing very well! I plan on starting another batch in a few weeks. So far the brooder has held up impeccably well despite being run for nearly 2 months straight!AS FOR THE TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATION: I put a BRAND NEW thermometer in the incubator and realized that the thermometer I had was wrong (and subsequently tossed out). SO, the incubator IS in fact keeping the correct temperature however be sure to check it if you're unsure. Still a great purchase!! Before I had given it 4/5 stars, I'm updating it to 5/5!_____________________________________________________________________As of today 3/4/17 this item works VERY well for the price that it is. It fits 9 Jumbo sized chicken eggs quite well but can't fit anymore than that. I put my fertilized eggs in there just yesterday and WILL update when hatching day arrives including the condition of eggs.It seems fairly simple enough, the directions seem to have been translated so the english is a bit hard to decipher. The directions could certainly be clearer and it was a little difficult to read the wall of text, the pictures were definitely more helpful.Right when you open it there are several trays, the white ones and the black one, a little bag with a fuse inside, the power cord, and the tray dividers.Place the smaller of the trays at the bottom, this is the hatching tray and also allows the larger white tray to reach the egg turner. I put about a 1/4 cup of hot water on the bottom including a wet paper towel to help with humidity. The egg tray is simple enough, arrange the eggs so that they have room to turn and place the dividers. The picture they have in the directions is probably for medium/large sized chicken eggs. My jumbo eggs were definitely snug and only 9 of them fit. This is adjustable so if you are going to be doing larger eggs such as turkey or smaller eggs such as quail it WILL accomodate them.The eggs have been in there for approximately 24 hours. I had them in a homemade incubator for a little over a week so I know they are viable and I have definitely seen movement. This incubator is completely hands off HOWEVER I did place an instant read thermometer inside (through the little hole at the top) and it reads 95-100F when I set the temperature at 38.4C. This is something you may want to look into. A little cooling is ok since in nature Mama bird isn't on the eggs 24/7. As long as they don't cool off too much I don't see a problem. I really love that it turns them automatically and I haven't had a problem with that. RESIST THE URGE TO OPEN AND CHECK ON THEM.All in all I believe this is a great purchase. It is perfect for a small backyard chicken keeper like myself, doesn't take up any space, is fairly quiet other than the small fan noise like a computer, and keeps the temperature regulated near perfectly.PROS:Doesn't take up any spaceQUIETTray is adjustable (HOLDS 9 JUMBO CHICKEN EGGS for me)Temperature is near perfectAutomatic turner works very wellSmallCONS:Temperature does fluctuate a bit (about 5 degrees), put an instant read thermometer inside if you're concerned.No way to monitor humidity other than purchasing a readerLike I said, perfect for a small farmer. This is perfect for me to hatch out some chicks to refresh my flock without purchasing hatching eggs or hatched chicks. Some things I just thought about to help with the temperature fluctuation would be putting it with towels around it maybe nestled in a cardboard box. Or keep it someplace in your house where it's naturally warm. I have mine in my bedroom where it does tend to be on the cooler side.I WILL UPDATE WHEN THE CHICKS HATCH! They're due the 14th of March.

The media could not be loaded. Our first time hatching, basically a 100% hatch rate. Will recount the experience with tips/details...I was given some eggs that I was told are likely fertile, so we wanted to hatch some chickens, partly as a homeschool thing. We learned we can not have chickens where we live, but a family member can take them, so we hatched anyways.The eggs were in our fridge about two weeks. I read the instructions and did my research before starting. I measure the recommended amount of water and put it in the bottom. I marked a doted line in a few spots around the base to know how much that was so I wouldn’t have to worry about measuring again. Everyday, I cracked the lid and put a cupcake cup amount of water in. (Used a silicone cupcake cup, which was easy to pour it in without taking the lid off.). The temp was maintained beautifully, though I took the devices word for it.We started with six eggs at 9am one day. I candled three times, and these were the only times I fully removed the lid. So at one week, two weeks, and at the time they got moved to the hatching tray. We pencil marked the air sac each time.At one week, I was sure one egg was not fertile. Another egg was thick and dark, and I was not sure. I gave it 2-3 more days, and then took that one out and tried again. I only had my iphone light to candle with. I felt I was not seeing anything, but I was wrong! Looking back, I should have left it and would have noticed the air sac growth!We were left with 4 eggs. The smallest one had pipped on day 20. We got up at 4:30am on day 21 (because of a lunar eclipse, but it was cloudy). We checked the chicks before going back to bed, and he had not made progress. I don’t know what came first, seeing progress start, or me tapping on the tray with my nail, but in 15 minutes it was out of the shell! I put the temp down a half degree about this time, as per instructions. A second pipped during that time, and he was out in a couple hours time. Nothing from the other two by bed time, and the first two stayed in the incubator overnight.6:30 am the next morning, we saw a pip in egg 3. In a couple hours or so time, the next two both finished hatching!!! At this time, I got my heat plate warming up and took the first two out. They were being obnoxious to the newborns. They were happy in their brooder, and the newborns slept most of the day in the incubator. I took them out before we went to bed and put them with the first two, even though they were not completely fluffed up yet.They are doing great! I am very thrilled, and look forward to hatching again.